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W'. O. DOUBLEDAY. CIGAR VENDING APPARATUS.

No. 399,851. Patented Mar. 19,1889

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Patented Mar. 19, 1889 N. Parana Phnwmm m mr. Wishingion D. c,

UNTTnn STATES FaTnNT @rrrca \VILLIAM Ci. DOUBLEDAY, OF LIMA, OHIO,ASSIGNOR TO BERTHA C.

DOUBLEDAY, OF SAME PLACE.

CIGAR VENDING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 399,851, dated March19, 1889.

Application filed September 10, 1888. Serial No. 286,061.. (No model.)

1'0 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM 0. DOUBLE- DAY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Lima, in the county of Allen and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Vending Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will. enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to improvements in coinoperated vending apparatus;and. it consists of the novel con'ibination and arrangement of devices,as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide anapparatus of thecharacter above described with mechanism of improved construction forpreventing the introduction of a coin to release a locking device forpreventing the withdrawal of a delivery-slide, which coin-detainingapparatus is automatically op erated by gravity of the cigar when thelatter is in position to be delivered by the deliveryslide, whereby theintroduction of a coin in the coin-receiving slot cannot be made whenthe supply of cigars has been exhausted.

A further obj eet of my invention is to provide a delivery-slide ofpeculiar construction for delivering one cigar at a time, after theintroduction. of each coin, in position to be readily removed from theslide by the purchaser; and this slide connected by intermediatemechanical devices with a carrier for automatically operating the latterto place a cigar in position on the slide when it is returned to itsnormal I position within the inclosing shell or case.

A further obj ectof my invention is to provide means whereby acigar-box. and its 0011- tents can be supported bodily in the apparatusin position to supply one cigar at a time to the carrier direct from thecigar-box in which the cigars are originally packed, and this carrier isconstructed in a novel manner to agitate the cigars in the box, and thusprevent the cigars from binding and insure the proper feeding of thesame.

To enable others to understand my invention, I will now proceed todescribe my apparatus in connection with the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure lis an elevation taken from the rear of the apparatus,looking in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is avertical longitudinal sectional view 011 the line a; 0c of Fig. 1. Fig.3 is a horizontal transverse sectional view on the line 1 y of Fig. 2.Fig. at is a vertical transverse sectional view at right angles to theplane of Fig. 2 011 the line .2 .2 of said Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 is adetail perspective view of the delivery slide detached from theapparatus.

Referring to the drawings, in which like let ters of reference denotecorresponding parts in all the figures, A designates the inclosing shellor case of my improved vending apparatus, at a suitable point of thefront wall of which shell or case is provided a coin-receiving slot, a,in which the coins are introduced. A coinway or slide, B, is arranged inan inclined position within said case with its upper end terminatingimmediately below the coin-receiving slot, so that the coins introducedthrough the slot will drop on said way with certainty, and the lower endof said in.- clined coinway or slide terminates immediately above avertical coin-tube, O. The inclined coinway is provided with parallelraised sides or flanges I), which retain the coin in proper positiononthe slide and insure its delivery to the coin-tube, and said coinwayis provided further at intermediate points of its length with alongitudinal slot, 7;. This slot is narrower than the width of the coin-Way, so as to leave narrow flanges b (see Fig. 1,) on which the edges ofa coin of proper denomination as, for instance, a five cent nickelslidewhen the coin travels down the coinway to the coin-tube, while a coin ofless value than a nickel or of smaller size .as a one-cent or three-centpiece or a halfdime or dimewill drop through said slot 1) into aseparate receptacle, l3, placed below said coinway B, as shown in Figs.2 and 4. The vertical fixed coin-tube is open at its upper end to adaptthe coins to fall directly therein from the coinway, and in thiscoin-tube is arranged a pivoted plate, D, that is interposed in the pathof the coin falling through the tube. This pivoted plate is providedwith an inclined arm that is provided at its free end with a weight.This arm is arranged so that its weight will strike a bell, d, to givean audible alarm and thus indicate that the coin has passed the pivotedplate, and as the free end of the hammer is weighted only such coins ashave the proper weight can tilt the pivoted plate before passingthrough. the cointube, and upon the return movement of said plate to itsnormal horizontal position in the coin-tube the hammer strikes the bellto indicate that the coin has been properly deposited on thedelivery-slide and that the latter and the cigar thereon can now bewithdrawn from the case, will be more fully described presently.

E is an endwise-movable delivery-slide, which is arranged in the lowerend of the inclosing shell or case in the vertical plane of the coinwayB and coin-tube C, and this delivery-slide is guided in a straightdirect line in a groove, 6, formed in a platform or sub-base, 6'. (SeeFig. 4.) The lower side of the delivery-slide is preferably madedovetailed in cross-section, as indicated in Figs. 1, 4, and 5, and thegroove c is made to correspond to the shape of said slide. The front endof this deliveryslide extends through an opening formed in the frontwall of the inclosing shell or case, where it is provided with a knob orother hand-piece for conveniently withdrawing the slide from the case byhand, and the rear inner end of said delivery-slide extends beneath thelower open end of the vertical fixed coin-tube 0 when said slide isforced to its normal position in the inclosing shell or case, (see Fig.2,) a transverse opening being provided in the lower end of thecoin-tube for the delivery-slide to pass transversely across the lowerend of the tube. The rear end of said delivery-slide is further providedwith a vertical coin-slot, f, (see Figs. 2 and 5,) which lies within thecoin-tube C in posit-ion to receive the coins falling through the same,and at a suitable point in rear of the extreme front end of said slot j"of the delivery-slide, on the upper side of the same, is a fixed stop orshoul der, f, in the path of which stop or shoulder is a locking device,G, for preventing the withdrawal of the delivery-slide from the case,except when the coin of the proper denomination is contained in the slotf of the slide. The slide and the slot f are of less depth than thediameter of the proper coin (the nickel) which is to be received in theslot, the coin. standing on edge, as indicated in Fig. 2, and projectingabove the stop or shoulder f so as to impinge against the locking deviceand lift the latter suflieiently to allow the stop or shoulder to passthe locking device before the latter is released from contact with thecoin. This locking device G consists of an arm or pawl which is pivotedat v one end at g, and arranged in a horizontal position transverselyacross the upper edge of the slide, and said arm normally restsbygravity on the slide in the path of the square shoulder or stop f toprevent the slide from being drawn out of the case or shell sufficientlyto reach the cigar resting thereon, it being understood that the slideis capable of a limited movement when there is no coin in the slotthereof equal to the distance between the stop or shoulder and thelocking device.

To the delivery-slide at a point in'front of the coin-slot f thereof, issecured a transversely-curved plate, F, which is arranged longitudinallyon the slide and receives a cigar from a carrier, H, that is arrangedabove the delivery-slide and conveys the cigar from the cigar-box to thedelivery-slide. This carrier consists of a flat plate, which slides onan elevated part of the platform 6 above the delivery-slide, saidcarrier operating beneath a supporting-receptacle, I, that is fixed tothe inclosing shell or case at one side of and above the delivery-slide.(See Figs. 1 and 4.) This receptacle is also elevated above the platforma a suflicient distance to permit the carrier to slide readily beneaththe same, and said receptacle is open at its lower end and provided withsupporting-strips 2', on which rest one end of an ordinary cigar-box, J.

In practice, I prefer to remove one of the ends of said box and force orspread laterally one of the sides thereof, as at j, Figs. 3 and 4c, andthe box is then placed in a vertical position with its open endlowermost, so that the contents thereof will drop and rest on thecarrier. The upper surface of the carrier is corrugated, as at 7b, toagitate the contents of the box J when the slide is moved and preventthem from binding on one another, which thus insures the proper feedingof the articles to the carrier; and said carrier is further providedwith a vertical opening, h, which is adapted to receive one cigar at atime, the dimensions of the opening being such as to permit only onecigar to enter the same. This carrier operates between the receptacle Iand the delivery-slide to convey the cigars directly from the box J inthe receptacle to the delivery-slide, and the carrier is actuated by theslide by the following mechanical devices: To one side of thedeliveryslide is affixed a rack, K, with which meshes a pinion, in, thatis affixed to one end of a shaft, 7c, and to the other end of said shaftis is secured a bevel-pinion, Z, with which meshes another similarpinion, Z, on one end of a counter-shaft, L, this counter-shaft carryingone or more pinions, Z which mesh with racks Z affixed to the under sideof the carrier at the ends thereof, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. l.The carrier is normally arranged so that the opening therein lies overthe plate F on the delivery-slide, and when the slide is withdrawn fromthe case or shell the rack thereon rotates the shafts L to cause thecarrier to simultaneously travel at right angles to the line of movementof the slide, so that the openingin the carrier arrives in positionbeneath the box J to receive a cigar therefrom by the time the slide iswithdrawn from the case or shell A sufficiently to remove from saidslide the cigar which has been previously deposited thereon by thecarrier. hen the deliveryslide is forced back within the ,case A, theshafts 7.3 L are rotated in reverse'tiirections to return the carrier toits normal position over said slide, and so that the cigar in theopening in said carrier will fall by gravity upon the plate F of thedelivery-slide in position to be delivered to the purchaser when theslide is again withdrawn from the case or shell,

0 is a coin-detaining rod, which is adapted to operate across thecoin-receiving slot a when the delivery-slide does not contain a cigar.This detaining-rod is operated by a pivoted lever, O, which has one endbent or curved, as at 0, and arranged across the delivery-slide, abovethe same and out of contact therewith, in position to be depressed bythe weight of a cigar when the latter is deposited on the delivery-slideby the traveling carrier. This lever O is pivoted to a vertical rod, 0,which is connected to the eoin-de taining rod 0 by an intermediatepivoted lever, 0 (see Figs. 1 and 4,) whereby when a cigar rests on theoperating-lever the coin-detaining rod is withdrawn below the coin-slotto permit a coin to be passed through the slot.

Below the platform c is arranged a tray or drawer, P, and in saidplatform, at a point in front of the coin-tube C, is formed a slot, p,into and through which the coin in the slot 1 of the delivery-slidefalls when said slide is partially withdrawn to allow the slot f thereinto register with the slot p, whereby the coins are properly dischargedfromthc slide.

The operation of my invention is as follows: \Vhen the apparatus is incondition for use, the opening in the carrier lies over the'delivery-slide, so that a cigar will rest on said slide and thecoin-detaining rod 0 will be withdrawn from the coin-slot a. A coin ofthe proper denomination having been placed in the eoinslot a it slidesdown the inclined eoinway B into the coin-tube C, where it tilts thepivoted plate D, which causes the hammer to strike the bell. After thecoin passes this plate it is received into the slotf of thedeliveryslide, in which it stands on edge and projects above the stop orshoulder f of said slide. The slide can now be withdrawn, the coinstriking the locking device G and lifting the latter sufficiently toallow the stop f to clear said locking device, and when the slot farrives over the slot 19 the coin drops by gravity through the two slotsinto the tray or receptacle P. The cigar on the deliveryslide iswithdrawn from the case with the slide, and can be easily removed by thepurchaser. Simultaneously with the withdrawal of the delivery-slide fromthe case or shell the carrier is moved at right angles across the slideand below the receptacle and the cigarboX J to receive another cigar inits opening,

and when the slide is returned within the case said carrier and thecigar in the opening there of are forced in the reverse direction acrossthe slide, so that the cigar will fall by gravity upon the slide whenthe opening in the carrier arrives over the slide, the weight of thecigar on the lever O depressing the coin-detainingbar 0 below thecoin-slot (t. The case or shell is provided with a suitable door,whereby the cigar-box can be introduced therein, and, if desired, awindow can be made in the case to permit inspection of the cigar-box.

Although I have shown and described my apparatus as adapted for vendingcigars, it is obvious that it can be also used in delivering otherarticles or packages; and I would therefore have it understood that I donot confine myself to the use of the apparatus for vending any single orparticular class. of merchandise.

1 am also aware that changes in the form and proportion of parts anddetails of construction of the mechanism, herein shown and described asan embodiment of my invention, can be made without departing from thespirit orsacriiieing the advantages of the same. l

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a vending apparatus, thecombination of an endwise-movabledelivery-slide and a horizontal carrier supported above saiddelivery-slide and connected thereto, whereby the carrier is caused totravel across the slide at right angles to the path of movement of theslide when the latter is moved endwise, substantially and for the pnrpose described.

2. In avending apparatus, the combination of an endwiseanovabledelivery-slide adapted to be withdrawn by hand from the shell or .caseof the apparatus, a receptacle having an open lower end arranged abovesaid slide at one side thereof, a slotted movable carrier, alsosupported above said delivery-slide and arranged below said receptacle,and gearing intermediate of the deliveryslide and the carrier to movethe latter at right angles to the path of the slide, whereby the carrieris caused to reciprocate between the receptacle and delivery-slide todeposit the article received in its slot from the receptacle upon thedelivery-slide, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. In a vending apparatus, the combination of a vertical. fixedcoin-tube having an open lower end, an inclined eoinway terminatinginnnediately above said coin-tube to deposit the coins directly therein,an endwise-movable delivery-slide operating transversely be low andacross said coin-tube and having a coin-slot into which the coins arereceived after they pass through said coin-tube, and a locking devicefor normally locking the slide against withdrawal from the case andadapted to be operated by the coin thereon, substantially as described.

-:t. In avending apparatu s, the combination IOO of an inclined coinway,a coin-tube arranged below said way to receive the coins directlytherefrom, an endwise-movable delivery-slide operating across thecoin-tube and having a coin-receiving slot into which the coins arereceived from said coin-tube, a fixed stop on said slide in rear of theslot therein, and a gravity-locking device normally arranged in the pathof said stop and adapted to be raised by the coin in the slot of saidslide a sufficient distance to permit said fixed stop to clear thelocking device, substantially as and for the purpose described.

5. In a vending apparatus, the combination of an inclined way, acoin-tube, a pivoted plate arranged in the path of the coins that passtherethrough and having an arm adapted to operate an audible alarmmechanism, and a delivery-slide operating across the coin-tube below thepivoted plate therein, substantially as and for the purpose described.

6. In a vending apparatus, the combination of an inclined coinway, acoin-tube immediately below the lower extremity of said Way, anendwise-movable delivery-slide having a coin-receiving slot in its rearend and a fixed shoulder or stop in rear of the front extremity of saidslot, and agravity-locking arm pivoted at one side of the coin-tube andnormally lying in a horizontal position transversely across saiddelivery-slide and in the path of the fixed shoulder or stop 011 saidslide, substantially as and for the purpose described.

7. Ina vending apparatus, the combination of an inclined coinway, acoin-tube, a platform having a guide-groove and a slot, 19, intersectingsaid groove, and a delivery-slide operating across said coin-tube andhaving a coin-receiving slot adapted to convey the coins from said tubeto the slot 13, substantially as and for the purpose described.

8. In a vending apparatus, the combination of a coinway, a coin-tube, anendwise-movable delivery-slide operating across said cointube, a carrieractuated by the delivery-slide, and a locking device for preventing thewithdrawal of the slide and adapted to be released by the coin on theslide, substantially as and for the purpose described.

9. In a vending apparatus, the combination of a coinway, a coin-tube, adelivery-slide, a carrier operating above said slide, and gearingintermediate of said slide and the carrier for moving the latter atright angles to the path of the former, substantially as and for thepurpose described.

10. In a vending apparatus, the combina tion of a delivery-slide, asupport elevated above said slide and arranged at one side of the same,a carrier having a vertical opening and movable on a horizontal linebetween the support and the slide, and gear-connections intermediate ofthe slide and carrier for alternately moving the latter back and forthin a line at right angles to the path of the slide, substantially as andfor the purpose described.

11. In a vending apparatus, the combination, with a delivery-slide and abottomless support containing the articles to be delivered by saiddelivery-slide, of a carrier intermediate of said support and thedeliveryslide and geared to the latter, said carrier having a corrugatedsurface and a transverse slot for receiving an article from the supportwhen said slot aligns with the latter, substantially as described.

12. In a vending apparatus, the combination, with a case having acoin-slot and a l1orizontally-movable delivery-slide, of ahorizontallever, 0, having its free end arranged above said delivery-slide andadapted to be depressed by the weight of the article resting on saidslide, a coin-detaining rod arranged to slide transversely across saidcoin-slot when the free end of the lever is elevated, and connectionsintermediate of the lever and the coindetainin g rod, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

\VILLIAM (I. DOUBLEDAY.

W'itnesses:

EMERSON PRIDDY, E. P. WILKINs.

